What is your worst case scenario when the war begins?

[Lincoln]

To be fair, I suppose, we should allow for people to give their best case scenarios as well. Anyway, my worst case scenario goes something like this:

1. shortly after the first bomb is dropped Irag launches a successful attack against Israel with a biological weapon of some sort.

2. Israel returns with a nuke.

3. Some crazy nation (maybe France ) nukes Israel.

4. WW3 ensues with much of the world enraged over Israel (so what is new?).

OK, now what is your worst (and best) case scenario?

[Kramerman]

probably the worst thing that could happen in my eyes is the US occupation after the war fails, adn Iraq falls into the quagmire of despair that is anarchy and tribal culture.

[Dis]

I don't think that would happen.

Iraq is much mroe civilized than Afghanistan

Althought he Kurds up north could be a problem area.

[Ming]

Worst case scenario...

The war is over quick... Saddam commits suicide...
No civilians injured or killed... a new government forms, supported by the people. They take their rightful place in the world community...

Oh yeah... a worse case scenario for all the US bashers

[Dis]

[Knight2003]

Iraqi use of biological or nuclear weapons (dirty bombs, etc. not full scale nukes) on US ground troops. Full US retribution as dictated by established Bush Sr. doctrine from the first Gulf War. Destabilization of Middle East and loss of all Arab allies after unavoidable collateral damage that comes with weapons of mass destruction. Following 'you got what you deserve' reactions from protesters in Europe will result in a rift driven between the US and Europe that would not be crossed for several generations producing an economic cold war akin to that following the American Revolution between the US and Great Britain.

This is 99.9999999999999999% UNlikely to happen.

[Dis]

The U.S. will never use weapons of mass destruction

[Lincoln]

Oh I almost forgot my best case scenario:

The war ends in a few days with a massive defection from Irag's army. Bush is hailed as a hero and the UN transforms itself into a high school debating team. Tony Blair gets his own statue next to Winston Churchill and United Airlines begins tourist flights to Iraq, Iran and N. Korea because of the universal peace on earth and good will toward men.

[Skanky Burns]

Originally posted by Dissident
The U.S. will never use weapons of mass destruction

Name the one country in the entire history of the world that has used WOMD in war.

[Lincoln]

Iraq and the United States -- oh wait, that's two...

[monolith94]

Germany, France, Britain, etc...
Gas attacks are a weapon of mass destruction.
Now if you mean NUCLEAR mass destruction, that is a different story...

[Skanky Burns]

Despite the fact that chemical/gas/bio weapons are always included in the WOMD label, I only consider nukes to be weapons of mass destruction.

[Ramo]

It's not the war that's a problem (although, it might get nasty if Saddam decides to us WMD's). The real problem is the post-war situation.

[Skanky Burns]

I don't like the precedent the war sets up - completely ignoring the UN.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Ming
Worst case scenario...

The war is over quick... Saddam commits suicide...
No civilians injured or killed... a new government forms, supported by the people. They take their rightful place in the world community...

Oh yeah... a worse case scenario for all the US bashers

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